Little girl, you’re only four and nothing is the same,
The parks are marked with yellow tape and everything has changed.
Masks in place of smiles have put questions in your eyes,
A silent monster in our midst keeps us living in disguise.
The friends that you once played with did not hide away from you,
They miss you every single day, that, I promise you.
Little girl, you’re only four, you’ve forgotten what it’s like,
To go to school all on your own, to learn to read and write.
Your independence might feel gone, but I assure you that it’s not,
When life returns to what it was, I’ll remind you what you’ve got.
Sass and smarts and confidence, a place here in the world,
That has nothing to do with living in the shadows of my mold.
Little girl, you’re only four, with so much left to give,
The fog will lift and make some sense of the life you’re yet to live.
Love – Mommy
Mid-LIFE Reinvention 